Ben-Yehuda

I considered buying one of the more encyclopedic editions, but the Rabbi I was working with assured me that the Ben-Yehuda would be fine until I got into more advanced study.

Hebrew/English Dictionary « Books « Literacy News 2010

But field linguists can attempt to preserve endangered languages, and moribund ones can be revived, as with Cornish, Welsh and Hebrew, whose 19th-century champion Ben-Yehuda had the lovely motto: "Everything needs its lunatic."

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One frequent nonrabbinical visitor was Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the Jewish scholar who spent decades creating a lexicon for modern spoken Hebrew.

Crossing Mandelbaum Gate Kai Bird 2010

One frequent nonrabbinical visitor was Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the Jewish scholar who spent decades creating a lexicon for modern spoken Hebrew.

Crossing Mandelbaum Gate Kai Bird 2010

Since Ben-Yehuda was occupied with caring for her, her father edited the festive issue and published an article praising the heroism of the Maccabees.

Hemdah Ben-Yehuda. 2009

Accordingly it was decided that the entire family would emigrate to Palestine and Hemdah would marry Ben-Yehuda.

Hemdah Ben-Yehuda. 2009

In the case of Baron, her fame was due largely to her contribution to Hebrew literature for adults, while Ben-Yehuda was known for her ground-breaking contribution to the establishment of a pre-State literature for children.

Children's Literature in Hebrew. 2009

Jerusalemites had good reason for their joke about the Ben-Yehuda family: that for every new word Eliezer suggested, Hemdah wrote a new story.

Hemdah Ben-Yehuda. 2009

In contrast to this tragic, pathetic figure, Ben-Yehuda offers the desirable character of Zerubavel, a village boy who became the prototype of the native-born child, later known as the “sabra,” who springs forth from the earth and is tough, daring and full of life.

Children's Literature in Hebrew. 2009

The relationship between them was one of mutual love and admiration, as is evidenced in the hundreds of letters they wrote to each other during trips in Palestine and abroad, together with the enormous trust Ben-Yehuda placed in her.

Hemdah Ben-Yehuda. 2009